Maginhawa Street

Observations

•  Maginhawa street cuts across Sikatuna Village and Teacher’s Village areas

•  Several commercial buildings and stores are built

•  Residential Houses •  Road

Commercial Buildings/Stores

●  Various establishments and stores are built along the different parts of the street such as banks, restaurants, M i n i S t o p , L a u n d r y S h o p s , c a r wash,dental supplies and clinic,and etc.

●  The central part of the street is the most “commercialized avenue” for these businesses.

Condominium

Bayan Corporate Center

RBGM MEDICAL Various fast food chains

BDO

Residential Houses

●  One portion of the street is characterized by old houses and some “new” houses that have only renovated facades

●  Renovated houses ●  Modern houses ●  Residential-commercial ●  Boarding house and Condominium

Old

•  Few old houses are still there, with some having new facades

Renovated and Modern

Boarding House/ Apartment

Churches

Residential-commercial

For commercial use

Road

●  Wide and cemented: newly furnished sidewalks

●  No formal parking spaces ●  Narrow sidewalks ●  Acts as the venue for commercial

and residential use

Cemented road and sidewalk

MAGINHAWA: The two meanings

Maginhawa (Development)

•  Maginhawa Street stands as a clear visualization of a developed,urbanized and commercialized area

•  Different establishments like banks, fast food chains, schools, church, Brgy. Hall, laundry shops, etc. are built along the street

•  Major Road: widened and cemented

Maginhawa (Feeling/ Impression)

•  Diwa ng Lunan: Misleading because of the different establishments, buildings and residential houses that are built alongside each other

•  “Eat street” - Known for its various fast food chains that offer different cuisines/ food

•  street signs: signify the kind of establishment built

•  design elements of the buildings: trying to reveal own identities amidst the existence of other buildings

Signification

street signs of establishments

design elements

Thank You!

Group 6

•  Fineza, Rodolfo II •  Acosta, Darren Daniel •  Sison, Ina •  Manuel, Romelyn Grace •  Dela Cruz, Summer •  Carpio, Stephany